the Buffalo Bills Stefon Diggs Color Rush Jersey , the Minnesota Vikings’ offense got to take the field first after the Los Angeles Rams won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. Sam Ficken put his foot to the ball for a touchback, and the Vikings got to start from their own 25-yard line.Dalvin Cook got the first two carries with mixed results. . .a gain of six followed by a loss of three. . .and Kirk Cousins found Adam Thielen to convert the team’s first opportunity on third down. Cousins then found Thielen for a big 16-yard completion into Rams’ territory at the 42. Cousins then found Laquon Treadwell for another first down to the Los Angeles 26, and the Vikings were on the move.After another nice gain by Cook, an incompletion to Thielen brought up a 3rd-and-3 from the Rams’ 19. A short pass to Thielen converted, and the Vikings soon faced a 3rd-and-10 from the Los Angeles 16. Cousins dropped back to pass, fired for the back right corner of the end zone, and found. . .Aldrick Robinson? Yes, Aldrick Robinson for a 16-yard touchdown pass! Dan Bailey converted the extra point, and the Vikings found themselves ahead 7-0.Bailey’s kickoff went for a touchback, giving Jared Goff and company the ball at their own 25. The Rams converted a third down early on with a pass from Goff to Brandin Cooks, and then got another quick first down on a pass to Cooper Kupp. It looked like the Vikings got a stop on the next third down attempt, but Xavier Rhodes was flagged for holding Cooks to move the sticks again.Gurley then burst through for a gain of eight, and the Rams were at the Minnesota 35-yard line. An easy pass to Gerald Everett went for 13 yards and another first down https://www.minnesotavikingsshop.com/Brett-Favre-Jersey , and the Rams were in business near the red zone. After another Rams’ first down, Goff found Gurley with Anthony Barr in coverage for an 8-yard touchdown pass. Ficken added the extra point, and just like that we were tied at 7-7.Ficken launched his second kickoff of the night for a touchback, giving the Vikings a start at their own 25 once again. The Vikings faced yet another third down to start the drive, and it appeared that Cousins found Thielen for yet another first down, but the Vikings were called for illegal formation to wipe it out. Cousins got it back though, as he found Kyle Rudolph for a huge first down.As we move to the second quarter of play, the Vikings have a 1st-and-10 from their own 35, and they are tied with the Rams at 7-7. After several years of Minnesota domination in the Vikings and Lions divisional rivalry that has spanned 57 seasons, Detroit has started to claw back in recent years. The Lions have actually had a winning record in the rivalry over the past five years. They’re 5-3 against Mike Zimmer; they’re the only NFC North team that can boast a winning record over the Vikings Head Coach.Let’s take our weekly look at some of the history between the Vikings and their upcoming opponents. As always, all of the numbers used in this post come from the good folks at Pro Football Reference.Total regular season games between the Lions and the Vikings: 113All-time record: Vikings, 72-39-2Total Vikings points scored, head-to-head: 2432 (21.5 points/game)Total Lions points scored Alan Page Jersey Black Friday , head-to-head: 2099 (18.6 points/game)Longest Vikings winning streak vs Lions: 13 (6 October 1968 - 22 September 1974)Longest Lions winning streak vs Vikings: 5 (19 November 1961 - 27 October 1963, first five games between these two teams)Most recent Vikings home win in series: 20 September 2015 (final score 26-16)Most recent Lions road win in series: 1 October 2017 (final score 14-7)Biggest Vikings home win in series: 34 points, 9 November 1980 (final score 34-0)Biggest Lions road win in series: 27 points, 19 November 1961 (final score 37-10, first game between the two teams)Current streak: Vikings, 1 winThe Lions are actually undefeated at U.S. Bank Stadium, winning both of their games there so far. After winning in 2016 thanks to an overtime touchdown from the recently departed Golden Tate, they came back last year and won a 14-7 battle that seemingly put the Vikings’ season on the brink after just four games. Dalvin Cook tore his ACL in that game, the Vikings dropped to 2-2, and seemed to be going nowhere with Case Keenum at quarterback. Of course, the Vikings lost just one other time the rest of the regular season.Fortunately, the Vikings were able to exact revenge at Ford Field last Thanksgiving. They jumped out to a 20-3 lead in the second quarter and held on down the stretch to win by a score of 30-23. Keenum had 282 yards and three total touchdowns while Latavius Murray had 84 yards and a score on the ground. Danielle Hunter recovered a fumble and Xavier Rhodes had the game-clinching interception on fourth down late in the game.That’s a quick look back at the history between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings. Hopefully the purple can get their first home win against the Lions in three seasons this weekend at U.S. Bank Stadium.